Grant Writing Course- Session 2: “Specific Aims, Proj. Summary, & Narrative”

GRANT WRITING COURSE – FALL 2022
Session 2: “Specific Aims, Project Summary, and Project Narrative”

Thursdays from October 13 to December 15, 2022 at 12:00-1:00 pm

This 8-week Grant Writing Course, created by the MGH Science Writing Group led by Becca Ward, PhD, returns for the second year. It was open to all MGH faculty and trainees. There is no requirement to attend every session, but you are highly encouraged to do so.

This second session “Specific Aims Page, Project Summary, Project Narrative,” led by Dr. Berger, focused on the following topics:

• Purpose of each document
• Components of each document, how to organize them, and how to write them
• Document examples
• Do’s and don’ts
• Tips for effectively and concisely communicating your science

Presenter: Trisha Berger, PhD, Director of Scientific and Medical Communication for the Cellular Immunotherapy Program

Other Grant Writing Course sessions

• Session 1 Before You Write on October 13
• Session 3 Research Strategy – Part I: Significance, Innovation, and Preliminary Data on November 3
• Session 4 Supporting Documents: Environment, Biological/Chemical, Vertebrate Animals on November 10
• Session 5 Research Strategy – Part II: Approach on November 17
• Session 6 Human Subjects on December 1
• Session 7 Budgets and Personnel Documents on December 8
• Session 8 Documents for Unique Situations: Introduction & Multi-PI Plans on December 15